When I was in Canberra recently, I ate at least one packet of instant noodles daily, either for supper or breakfast. My brother stocked up on Mie Gepeng, Indonesian noodles, so I helped myself to a few packets.
Living in the hostel, there are almost no facilities for real cooking. Hence I had to make do with whatever that was available. Luckily, the noodles are mee goreng style, so I need not worry about hot soup and water.
The instant mee goreng I am used to is you cook it in water, then drain the water out and pour the noodles into a bowl, then mix the ingredients and seasoning together. However, for Mie Gepeng, you put all the seasoning into the bowl first, and then drain the noodles over it after it is cooked.
Since there was no pan or pot available in the small kitchenette, I had to cook the noodles in the microwave oven. After boiling in the water for three minutes, I had to then drain the water out. Since there was no strainer available, I had to pour the whole bowl of water into the sink, at the same time trying not to let any of the noodles come out. It is not as easy as it sounded! More often than not, some of the noodle strands fell out and I had to scoop them out again.
When the water was finally drained, I poured the noodles into the bowl with the seasoning. After that I mixed the noodles and the seasoning together. Since the noodles were poured over the seasoning, I really had to mix them up well in order to ensure the seasoning go to every part of the noodles. But of course, some parts are more bland than others.
My verdict? It was not a bad feat attempting to fry the noodles. Even though there were not many utensils available, I managed to make do with whatever that was available, and so quelled my hunger pangs in the middle of the night (or early in the morning)!
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